Watch the Fastest-Ever Lap Around Goodwood in a 1966 Lola T70 Spyder

If you have a misconception of vintage racing as slow-paced, lighthearted, or otherwise uncompetitive, get ready to have your brain melted right out of your ears—courtesy a raucous 1966 Lola T70 Spyder absolutely ripping around the circuit at the Goodwood Members' Meeting.

This, friends, is some masters-level driving.

Nick Padmore, behind the wheel of Phil Hall's 1966 Team Surtees Lola T70 Spyder, is clearly in the zone. Last year, Padmore set the lap record at the Goodwood Motor Circuit, ticking off a 1:18.217 lap at an average speed of 110.46 mph. In this video, he absolutely rips on his own record, clocking in at 1:17.079, with an average speed of 111.16 mph. The performance earned Padmore the Bruce McLaren trophy.

It's only a slight disappointment to note that Padmore's screaming, record-setting lap doesn't officially count, as it was set on an empty track during qualifying; official lap records can only be set under race conditions, meaning Padmore's 2015 lap record still stands.

But hooo man. Even if this isn't an official race lap, it's a wild turn you won't soon forget. Turn up the volume for this one. Trust us.

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